diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 9fba5e854..1e258a5ab 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ package app
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/NibiruChain/nibiru/app/upgrades"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
+	"github.com/NibiruChain/nibiru/app/upgrades"
+
 	"github.com/NibiruChain/nibiru/x/genmsg"
 
 	"github.com/NibiruChain/nibiru/x/sudo/keeper"
@@ -363,6 +364,8 @@ func NewNibiruApp(
 
 	app.InitModuleManager(encodingConfig, skipGenesisInvariants)
 
+	app.setupUpgradeHandlers()
+
 	// NOTE: Any module instantiated in the module manager that is later modified
 	// must be passed by reference here.
 
diff --git a/app/upgrades/upgrades.go b/app/upgrades/upgrades.go
index 6461b4a3b..f8416a2fb 100644
--- a/app/upgrades/upgrades.go
+++ b/app/upgrades/upgrades.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	upgradetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/upgrade/types"
 )
 
-func emptyUpgradeHandler(mm *module.Manager, configurator module.Configurator, bm BaseAppParamManager) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
+func emptyUpgradeHandler(mm *module.Manager, configurator module.Configurator, _ BaseAppParamManager) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
 	return func(ctx sdk.Context, plan upgradetypes.Plan, fromVM module.VersionMap) (module.VersionMap, error) {
 		return mm.RunMigrations(ctx, configurator, fromVM)
 	}